Turn-based
The type of games in which all actions, or actions during battles, occur turn by turn are called turn-based. In turn-based strategies, the entire gameplay is usually divided into turns, while in role-playing games, only the combat component is turn-based. A turn may not be time-restricted or may be set within strict time limits. In both cases, players have time to calmly compare all possible options and make the best move. The outcome in turn-based games depends even more on the correct actions than on the parameters of the army or character.
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Best Games in the Turn-based genre of 2017 (Game released)
Game released: PC, iPad, Nintendo Switch, iOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, Mac, Linux → 21 October 2016
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
87/100
Sid Meier's Civilization 6 is a management strategy game with turn-based battles and an isometric camera view. Cities in the new game of the famous series expand...
Game released: PlayStation 4, PS Vita, PC, Mac, iPad, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Linux → 27 September 2016
Players:
8/10
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
84/100
Darkest Dungeon is a unique party RPG, where the skills of your heroes are tied not to abstract indicators of strength, dexterity, intelligence, but to a very real...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 11 April 2017
Players:
9.8/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
85/100
Planescape: Torment — Enhanced Edition is a special re-release of the classic role-playing game with turn-based combat in a fantasy world for modern...
Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game, Free game, Collectible card game (CCG)
Game released: iOS, Mac, Android, PC → 22 March 2017
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
71/100
Metacritic:
80/100
The Elder Scrolls: Legends is a free-to-play board card game set in the Elder Scrolls fantasy universe. You have to fight off the attack of dark sectarians and make...
Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PC, Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One → 22 February 2000
Players:
9.6/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
85/100
This fantasy role-playing game follows Zidane and the Tantalus Theater Troupe, who kidnap Princess Garnet, heir to Alexandria. Garnet wants to escape the castle...
Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Dungeons
Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, Linux → 20 October 2017
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
79/100
Battle Chasers: Nightwar is a classic RPG in the style of Heroes of Might and Magic 3. You will explore dungeons, develop the abilities of your characters and move...
Adventure, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game, Tactics, Free game, Strategy
Game released: PC, Android, iOS → 25 July 2019
Players:
7/10
Steam:
78/100
Night of the Full Moon is a first-person fantasy-style tactical card game. To find her missing grandmother, Little Red Riding Hood went alone to the Black Forest...
Game released: 3DO, Acorn 32-bit, Amiga CD32, Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIgs, Atari ST, CDTV, Commodore 64, DOS, FM Towns, Mac, NES, PC-98, Sharp X68000, Windows 3.x, PC, Linux → 16 September 1994
Steam:
81/100
A chess strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world, where battles on the checkered board unfold as duels between animated pieces. Players can compete against the...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 23 August 2016
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
83/100
Metacritic:
78/100
Worms W.M.D is a turn-based tactical action strategy game with a side view. A continuation of the popular game series, where two squads of worms will clash again in...
Board / Group Game, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Online, Fantasy / Medieval, Top-down view, Free game, Card game
Game released: PC, Android, iOS → 18 November 2017
Players:
9.5/10
Steam:
81/100
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links is a free-to-play card game in the Yu-Gi-Oh! series, in which you need to wisely build a deck, calculate every step in advance and confront...
Role-playing game, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Roguelike, Side view, Dungeons, Strategy
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Android, PlayStation 4 → 6 September 2016
Players:
1/10
Steam:
63/100
Dungeon Rushers is a fantasy role-playing game with turn-based combat where you go on a dungeon exploration. All levels are generated randomly and are fraught with...
Simulation, Sports game, Board / Group Game, Turn-based, Chess game, Virtual Reality (VR), Strategy, Indie
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 21 June 2017
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
76/100
Metacritic:
79/100
Chess Ultra is a sports simulator of the classic game of chess with support for virtual reality devices HTC Vive, OSVR, Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR. Expect...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Indie
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PS Vita → 11 April 2017
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
77/100
Cosmic Star Heroine is a Japanese-style adventure role-playing game with turn-based combat, where the main character, a secret agent, has to save the galaxy. In the...
Role-playing game, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Adult game, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC, PS Vita → 16 August 2017
Steam:
72/100
Moero Chronicle is a classic RPG with turn-based combat and a Japanese-style first-person perspective. You will find bright adventures through various dungeons...